Left 4 Dead 2 to Remain Censored in Australia

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Review board denies Valves appeal of approval for unedited version.

By Jim Reilly

It appears gamers in Australia will be stuck playing a censored version of Valve's upcoming sequel Left 4 Dead 2. The developer's appeal to the Australian Government Classification Review Board to rate the original, unedited version has come up short for a second time.

The review board refused to classify the unedited version again, and will not receive a MA 15+ rating, saying it contains "a level of violence which is high in impact, prolonged, repeated frequently and realistic within the context of the game."

The review board also stated there was "insufficient delineation between the depiction of general zombie figures and the human figures, as opposed to the clearly fictional 'infected' characters."

Earlier this month, Valvesubmitted an edited version of Left 4 Dead 2 for review that met the board's 15+ rating approval. This edited version no longer contains "depictions of decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail or piles of dead bodies lying about the environment," according to the board's notes.

IGN has contacted Valve for comment and will update this story when we hear back.